Man gets 11 years in OyxContin ring

News-Times, The (Danbury, CT)

Published
1:00 am EDT, Wednesday, June 28, 2006

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A man whose two sons were sentenced in April to long prison terms for dealing the powerful drug OxyContin learned Tuesday that he will spend more than 11 years behind bars for his role in a distribution ring involving dealers in New Jersey, Connecticut and Boston.

, 65, of Newark, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 135 months in prison for conspiracy. As part of his plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Gallicchio forfeited his home.

On April 25, his son, Michael, 37, of North Arlington, was sentenced to 108 months in prison. His other son, Nicholas, 39, of Newark, got 87 months.

"Drug dealing and long prison sentences _ this is not a proud family legacy," said U.S. Attorney
Christopher Christie
.

Each of the Gallicchios pleaded guilty Nov. 2, 2005 to conspiracy to distribute the drug from April 2002 to November 2004. They acknowledged the group purchased the pills in the Newark area, and that they were transported to Connecticut and Massachusetts to be sold to other drug dealers.